Floating life : mobility, passivity, detachment

Elizabeth R. Straughan; David Bissell; Andrew Gorman-Murray

doi:10.1016/j.emospa.2021.100866

Floating life : mobility, passivity, detachment

Elizabeth R. Straughan
, David Bissell
, Andrew Gorman-Murray

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Floating life has been catapulted into the spotlight by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. The ability of the SARS-COV-2 virus to remain aloft in air demonstrates the 'thing power' (Bennett 2010) of this viral matter. Its floating credentials of airborne transmission have become embroiled in global policies of mask wearing, heated discussions around ventilation systems and air changes in hotel quarantine, calls to reduce patron numbers in public venues and, at their most extreme, the enactment of stay-at-home orders.

Original language	English
Article number	100866
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emotion, Space and Society
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emospa.2021.100866
Publication status	Published - May 2022

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